Doesnt matter either way.

Cons will vote for a mass murderer before a Democrat.

All of the GOP and much of the Democratic Party are mass murderers.

Looks like 2015 will be the "Return/Revenge Of The Neo-Cons"

One of the worst of them has a group here at DU devoted to singing his praises and denying what he's really been up to.

Governor Christie Vetoes Pig Protection Bill

by Vandhana Bala
Nov 28, 2014

Putting politics ahead of the people (and pigs), New Jersey governor Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have effectively banned gestation crates and required hog farmers to give animals at least enough room to turn around and lie down comfortably. It was a modest measure that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in both branches of the state legislature.

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Then why did Christie veto the bill?

It turns out that Christie’s presidential aspirations were behind his latest act of corruption. According to MSNBC and the Daily Show, Christie’s primary concern was appeasing Iowa factory farmers in hopes of getting their support for his bid to be president. After all, the Iowa caucus helps determine which nominee will become the Republican Party’s chosen candidate. Unfortunately, mother pigs in New Jersey now have to pay the price.

read more: http://www.mfablog.org/breaking-governor-christie-ignores-voters

and this report is far from an exoneration. In fact there's some pretty damaging items in the report. It's only the inability of the committee to get testimony from the key witnesses due to the criminal investigation that has saved him so far. The real action is at the U.S. Attorney's office. In fact there was a report that indictments are imminent just last night. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/George-Washington-Bridge-Traffic-Jam-Fort-Lee-Chris-Christie-New-Jersey-Indictment-Port-Authority-284905201.html

The interim report did have these tid bits:

There was no bona fide traffic study, Baroni lied in his testimony to the committee, Bridget Kelly is probably guilty of witness tampering, the traffic jam was for the purpose of retribution, Christie's office responded to the complaints from Fort Lee in an intentionally slow manner, and the best they can say is that Christie probably knew about the GWB on September 11 while it was still going on, but they can't be sure because they can't question Wildstein.

The abuse of the Port Authority, the misuse of Sandy funds and the Hoboken shakedown are far more serious anyway.

You may be right, he may skate, but road to being cleared isn't as smooth as Christie and his supporters would like people to believe.

nt

“We know today what we knew almost a year ago: Chris Christie created the culture within his administration that led to Bridgegate,” DNC press secretary Michael Czin said. “Some of Christie’s closest aides and allies put public safety at risk, seemingly to exact petty political revenge, and in the aftermath, they lied about it. That, in itself, is inexcusable conduct coming from the administration of someone who wants to be President of the United States.”

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"The state committee says they will continue their investigation and there is also an ongoing federal investigation."

That's a terrible pic.. what on earth?!

for president, but he can't hide

but I doubt it will play well in Iowa.

He thinks he's been exonerated. He thinks being brash makes him look authentic.

He really is clueless.

December 5, 2014
Andrew Rosenthal

Gov. Chris Christie’s office is crowing over the interim report from a legislative panel investigating the closing of lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge, a nasty little operation apparently aimed at punishing the mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., for refusing to endorse Mr. Christie for governor.

While some members of the New Jersey Republican establishment criticized the whole idea of an interim report, Mr. Christie’s lawyer announced in a written statement that it provided “not a shred of evidence Governor Christie knew about the GWB lane alignment beforehand.”

That seems to be true. The panel has not shown that Mr. Christie ordered or approved this bone-headed plan.

That still leaves some questions, though, including what sort of a shop the governor was running if his top aides felt not only a strong thirst for political vengeance, but the freedom to express it. And it’s still not clear what exactly Mr. Christie knew and when he knew it, to reuse an old formulation for political scandal that always seems to be relevant.

The New York Times article on the report said: “In a detailed chronology, the report argues that the governor had many opportunities to know about the lane closings, the political motive behind them and the involvement of his administration, even as he insisted he knew nothing.”

read more: http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/05/is-chris-christies-bridge-problem-over/

apparently.

he's thinking 2016, not indictments

once the indictments start to ? Nothing loosens the lips of a recalcitrant witness like the threat of prosecution. Who will give up the Governor to save their own ass?

read more here: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/George-Washington-Bridge-Traffic-Jam-Fort-Lee-Chris-Christie-New-Jersey-Indictment-Port-Authority-284905201.html

Meanwhile, enjoy some Van Morrison

for President!

December 8, 2014
JM Ashby

If this report from NBC is accurate, as many as a dozen indictments could be issued in January in relation to the closure of the George Washington Bridge.

I understand that investigators have found no concrete proof that Governor Chris Christie himself was involved, but this looks very similar to the investigation of Governor Scott Walker’s office in Wisconsin and the prosecution of some of his former staff. In both cases, persons very close to and surrounding the governor are indicted or implicated while the governor himself narrowly escapes. And in both cases, I find it extremely hard to believe that the head of state was not at all involved.

Just because there isn’t enough evidence to indict Governor Christie, or Governor Walker, doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t guilty.

read more: http://bobcesca.thedailybanter.com/blog-archives/2014/12/report-indictments-coming-in-new-jersey-bridge-scandal.html


edit: Tweety covering the story now on MSNBC

But it looks like six to eight federal indictments are coming to his staffers in January (just reported by Tweety)

nt

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Christie-Indict-Impeach-and-Imprison/277230469095651